James A. and Laura Thompson Long House

James A. and Laura Thompson Long House
Front of the house
James A. and Laura Thompson Long House is located in North Carolina
James A. and Laura Thompson Long House
James A. and Laura Thompson Long House is located in the United States
James A. and Laura Thompson Long House
Location217 S. Main St., Roxboro, North Carolina
Coordinates36°23′49″N 78°59′30″W / 36.39694°N 78.99167°W / 36.39694; -78.99167
Arealess than one acre
Built1896 (1896)
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No.05000267[1]
Added to NRHPApril 6, 2005

James A. and Laura Thompson Long House is a historic home located at Roxboro, Person County, North Carolina. It was built in 1896, and is a three-story, rectangular, Queen Anne style frame dwelling with a rear ell and enclosed rear porch. It features round towers with conical roofs at the front corners, a one-story wraparound porch with Doric order columns, and a hipped slate roof with dormers. The house was subdivided into apartments in the 1940s. Its builder, J. A. Long (1841–1915),[2] is considered the "founder of modern Roxboro."[3]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "J.A. Long was the father of modern-day RoxboroJ.A. Long was the father of modern-day Roxboro, 1/26/19 on The Courier Times".
  3. ^ Sarah A. Woodard (December 2004). "James A. and Laura Thompson Long House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.